Chair of EAAFP, Mr. Pete Probasco to step down
Continue readingMr. Pete Probasco, Representative of the U.S.A. Government and Chair of EAAFP, has stepped down after seven years of engagement with the EAAFP. Pete was first directly introduced to the EAAFP when the US Fisheries and Wildlife Service hosted EAAFP MoP 7 in Anchorage, Alaska in June 2013. For the past seven years, Mr. Probasco […]
Five Black-faced Spoonbill released in Ganghwa Island, by National Institute of Ecology of Ro Korea
Continue readingNational Institute of Ecology (hereafter referred to as the “NIE”) under the Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea, released five Black-faced Spoonbills (IUCN: Endangered, National Species: Level I) to the natal site, tidal flat of Ganghwa-do, Incheon on 1 July, 2020. Black-faced Spoonbill was listed as an Endangered (EN) species in IUCN Red List and […]
“Flyway: connecting people and migratory waterbirds” story series #7: Interview with Ms. Green Choi, a bird researcher and illustrator at MEET GREEN
Continue reading“A bird researcher and Illustrator of MEET GREEN”, this is how we describe Ms. Green Choi. We have met this wonderful bird lover to get to know more about what she has done for raising awareness of birds and how she contributes to the conservation of migratory waterbirds as a bird researcher and an illustrator […]
New Year greeting with Suncheon City to initiate conservation network for Hooded Crane
Continue readingOn 19th of January 2021, Suncheon City hosted a virtual New Year greeting call. EAAFP Secretariat, Ramsar Regional Centre – East Asia (RRC-EA), Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) Korea who participated at “the Suncheon Roundtable Meeting on Building Inter-Korea Cooperation” two months ago, as well as International Crane Foundation (ICF) joined to initiate a conservation network […]
Artificial Nests Program for the Endangered Scaly-sided Merganser in Russia: brief report of the 2020 results
Continue readingArticle prepared by Diana V Solovyeva and Scaly-sided Merganser Project — Russia Project staff The Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus is a globally threatened species, classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2002. This is justified on the basis that it has a very small population which is suspected to be undergoing a continuing […]
Studying the breeding ecology of Endangered Nordmann’s Greenshank and Common Redshank in Schaste Bay, Russian Far East for enacting efficient conservation planning
Continue readingIn 2020, a small research team from Russia studied the breeding ecology of Endangered Nordmann’s Greenshank (Tringa guttifer) and ubiquitous Common Redshank (Tringa totanus ussuriensis) in Schaste Bay, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Far East (Fig 1), sponsored by EAAFP Working Group/Task Force Small Grant and the Wildlife Conservation Society. The field season was a success despite […]
The Launch of Far Eastern Curlew Network of the Korean Peninsula
Continue readingHwaseong City in Ro Korea, where the Flyway Network Site Hwaseong Wetlands (EAAF 142) is located, the main habitat of Far Eastern Curlews, carried out the Hwaseong Wetland Project since concluded an agreement with the EAAFP in May, 2020. The City proposed the launch of the “Far Eastern Curlew Network of the Korean Peninsula” based […]
The Critical Non-breeding Habitat of Nordmann’s Greenshank at Pantai Cemara, Jambi
Continue readingPantai Cemara, located in Jambi Province, Sumatra, Indonesia, is known as one of the most important wetland for migratory waterbirds, including the globally Endangered Nordmann’s Greenshank Tringa guttifer, Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris, Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis, Vulnerable Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes and the Near threatened Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus. There were records in Pantai […]
Shorebird monitoring activities of “Chukh” Bird Research Station, the Eastern Mongolia
Continue readingMongolia is located on the inland route for migratory shorebirds between non-breeding grounds in Australia, southern Asia and breeding areas in Asian tundra and there are 60 species of shorebirds have been recorded in the country and most of them migrate along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. However, data of the shorebird populations that use this […]
Work and achievements of EAAFP Secretariat in collaboration with the Partners in 2020
Continue readingThe year 2020 is an unprecedented time for everyone due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Yet, the EAAFP Partners and Secretariat adapted to the situation and overcome the challenge to continue the conservation of migratory waterbirds and wetlands. Here is a summary of the work and achievements of EAAFP Partners in which the Secretariat has also […]
